1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
1979 Wimbledon Championships

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Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.

Qualifiers

1. Marjorie Blackwood
2. Tanya Harford
3. Andrea Whitmore
4. Lesley Charles
5. Mariëtte Pakker
6. Marcella Mesker
7. Diane Morrison
8. Sabina Simmonds

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marjorie Blackwood	7	4	6
	8	Nerida Gregory	6	6	3
								Marjorie Blackwood		7	6
								Nancy Weigel		5	4
	4	Nancy Weigel	6	6
	5	Brenda Perry	2	2
															Marjorie Blackwood		6	4	6
															Jane Preyer		3	6	1
	2	Jane Preyer	7	6
	7	Naoko Sato	5	2
								Jane Preyer		2	6	6
								Veronica Burton		6	2	3
	3	Veronica Burton	2	6	6
	6	A. Schroeder	6	2	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tanya Harford	6	6
	8	Debbie Parker	0	3
								Tanya Harford		6	6
								Margaret Riley		1	2
	4	Margaret Riley	6	4	6
	5	Lucia Romanov-Stark	4	6	4
															Tanya Harford		7	6
															Kim Sands		5	3
	2	Kim Sands	7	6
	7	Elizabeth Smylie	6	4
								Kim Sands		6	6
								Chris Newton		3	2
	3	Chris Newton	6	6	6
	6	Annette Coe	7	2	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Andrea Whitmore	6	6
	8	Jenny Walker	2	4
								Andrea Whitmore		6	7
								Helena Anliot		4	5
	4	Helena Anliot	6	7
	5	Clare Harrison	4	6
															Andrea Whitmore		6	6
															Florenza Mihai		2	2
	2	Florenza Mihai	6	6
	7	Judy Connor	0	3
								Florenza Mihai		6	6
								Jennifer Mundel		3	2
	3	Jennifer Mundel	6	6
	6	Angela Walker	4	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lesley Charles	6	6
	8	Leslie Allen	4	0
								Lesley Charles		7	6
								Elizabeth Little		5	2
	4	Elizabeth Little	7	6
	5	Jean Nachand	6	2
															Lesley Charles		4	6	9
															Kym Ruddell		6	2	7
	2	Kym Ruddell	6	6
	7	Cathy Griffiths	3	3
								Kym Ruddell		6	7
								Yvona Brzáková		4	6
	3	Yvona Brzáková	6	6
	6	Julie Harrington	2	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mariëtte Pakker	6	6
	8	Jane Plackett	3	4
								Mariëtte Pakker		7	7
								Linda Geeves		6	5
	4	Linda Geeves	5	7	6
	5	Kaye Hallam	7	5	3
															Mariëtte Pakker		6	6
															Nancy Yeargin		4	2
	2	Nancy Yeargin	6	2	6
	7	Wendy Gilchrist	1	6	3
								Nancy Yeargin		6	6
								Isabelle Villiger		0	3
	3	Isabelle Villiger	4	6	6
	6	Elizabeth Locke	6	2	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marcella Mesker	6	6
	8	Monique Gurdal	2	3
								Marcella Mesker		6	6
								Kerryn Pratt		2	0
	4	Kerryn Pratt	6	6	6
	5	Lisa Senn	2	7	2
															Marcella Mesker		6	6
															Sue Saliba		0	2
	2	Sue Saliba	7	6
	7	Penny Moor	5	3
								Sue Saliba		6	6
								Kate Brasher		0	2
	3	Kate Brasher	5	6	6
	6	Shelley Walpole	7	3	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Diane Morrison	7	7
	8	Jane Stratton	6	5
								Diane Morrison		6	6
								Cathy Drury		2	2
	4	Cathy Drury	6	6
	5	Christianne Jolissaint	4	0
															Diane Morrison		7	6
															Elisabeth Ekblom		6	3
	2	Elisabeth Ekblom	6	6
	7	Anne Chevalier	0	1
								Elisabeth Ekblom		6	6
								Pam Whytcross		4	4
	3	Pam Whytcross	5	6	6
	6	Julie Harrison	7	1	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sabina Simmonds	7	6
	8	Patricia Bostrom	6	2
								Sabina Simmonds		6	6
								Birgitte Hermansen		1	4
	4	Birgitte Hermansen	7	6
	5	Corinne Molesworth	6	1
															Sabina Simmonds		6	7
															Raquel Giscafré		2	5
	2	Raquel Giscafré	6	6
	7	Victoria Davies	1	1
								Raquel Giscafré		6	3	6
								Claudia Casabianca		4	6	3
	3	Claudia Casabianca	6	6
	6	Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer	3	2

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation